crunch

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1.

嘎吱聲, 咀嚼聲

a sound of something being crushed or crunched

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We heard the crunch of gravel under the tires.
我們聽到了輪胎下碎石的嘎吱聲。
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The apple made a satisfying crunch when I bit into it.
我咬蘋果時發出了令人滿意的嘎吱聲。
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grindcrushsquashmunchgnaw
2.

危機, 緊要關頭

a difficult situation or period, especially one in which there is not enough time or money

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We're facing a real time crunch to get this project done.
我們正面臨真正的時間緊迫，以完成這個項目。
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The company is going through a financial crunch.
公司正經歷一場財務危機。
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crisisdifficultyhardshipsqueezeshortage
1.

嘎吱作響, 咀嚼

to make a crunching sound

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The snow crunched under our boots as we walked.
我們走路時，雪在靴子下嘎吱作響。
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He crunched on a carrot.
他嘎吱嘎吱地吃著胡蘿蔔。
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grindmunchgnawsquashcrush
2.

處理, 分析

to process or analyze a large amount of information or data

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The computer is crunching the numbers for the financial report.
計算機正在處理財務報告的數據。
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We need to crunch these sales figures by tomorrow.
我們明天需要處理這些銷售數據。
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processanalyzecalculatecomputeevaluate